Viva La Raza! Lucha Weekly

The lineups for the Lucha shows at this years Lucha Festival have been changed around some and I decided to just post them all up again. They are all below in the lineup sections. All of the top stars in lucha libre will be on hand for this show including the stars of AAA, CMLL, IWRG, and the top INDY wrestlers including Mil Mascaras, Dos Caras Sr., Perro Aguayo Jr., Juventud Guerrera, Psicosis II, and many more!

CMLL

Negro Casas Willing to do Hair vs. Mask Match against MisticoLast week Mistico spoke about wanting to do a Mask vs. Hair Match against Negro Casas at this year’s Anniversary show and this week Negro Casas told the media that he is very willing to do the match. The ball’s in CMLL’s court now I guess.

CMLL Fires Apolo DantesLate last week CMLL let go Apolo Dantes from his duties as Director of the Office of CMLL. He is being replaced by his secretary for the last several years, Daniel Cruz. Apolo said that he was sad that he was fired but loved his time in CMLL and feels that he did a great job. He said he feels he treated the wrestlers better than any promoter and that he put on great shows. Apolo was also a top performer in the ring for much of the 90’s on into the 00’s. He is a 2 time CMLL World Heavyweight Champion as well as holding the Occidente Middleweight, NWA World Light Heavyweight, & CMLL World Middleweight Championships. Apolo said that he wants to stay in the business but just isn’t sure exactly what as yet. He did say that he would love to own his own promotion one day.

Marco Corleone Becomes Cancer SpokesmanThis week Los Machos no Temen (Men With No Fear), a campaign to try and get men to be checked for prostate cancer, introduced AAA star Marco Corleone as their new spokesman. Corleone said his mother died a few years ago from cancer and he wants to do anything he can to prevent any type of cancer from spreading.

AAA 07/03 TV Taping Results1) Billy Boy & Sexy Star def. Aerostar & Fabi Apache2) Alan Stone, El Eligido, & Extreme Tiger def. Cuervo, Escoria, & Ozz3) Killer Clown, Psycho Clown, & Zombie Clown def. Alex Koslov, Rocky Romero, & X-Pac4) Nicho el Millionario & Joe Lider def. Cibernetico & El Mesias5) Charly Manson, Dr. Wagner Jr., & Jack Evans def. Silver King, Chessman, & Teddy Hart* NOTES *– El Zorro came out at the beginning and acknowledged that it was him under the mask at TripleMania but didn’t say exactly why he did it.– D-MEX almost snapped Psycho Circus’s win streak until El Zorro came out and blasted X-Pac with a cane (after accidentally hitting the referee). So I guess that feud isn’t dead.– Nicho & Lider came out with new AAA wrestler, Shiima Xion, so I guess he may be the guy that finally replaces X-Fly in the group. Lider fouled CIber and Nicho got the pin. After the match Ciber was pissed about Mesias not making the save for him and then Los Bizarros (the group that Ciber was working with in the INDYs and claimed he was bringing into AAA, guess he’s not a liar) jumped Mesias and they destroyed him. Ciber talked about Mesias taking his spot while Ciber was gone. Guess Ciber is rudo? – Wagner and Silver King refused to fight each other in the Main Event but eventually Wagner finally did hit the Wagner Driver on his brother to get the pin. After the match Hart & Chessman attacked Silver King until Wagner made the save. Okay so Wagner is a tecnico, then a rudo, and now a tecnico again and now Silver King is a tecnico? Am I the only one confused?

Mascarita Dorada & Pierrothito to Wrestle Another Match for CHIKARAA few weeks ago CHIKARA announced that Mascarita Dorada & Pierrothito would be competing in a huge Lucha tag match on Night 2 of the Young Lions Cup weekend. Well, this week CHIKARA revealed that the next night the two lucha minis would be facing each other in a one-on-one bout!

Super Crazy to Make Appearence in TNASuper Crazy revealed this week that he would be working a TNA House Show on August 22nd in Texas as a special attraction for the show. This looks to be like a one time thing but it could lead to something else down the line. Last year during their shows in Texas TNA brought in CMLL stars Ultimo Guerrero & Rey Bucanero (who also competed in last year’s World X-Cup) as Special Attractions so this may be just another way for them to draw more Latino fans.

Juvi & Fuerza Guerrera Give More Info on New PromotionDuring an interview with Record this week Juvi & his father Fuerza Guerrera gave more information on their new GWPC Super X promotion including the location for the first show (as well as the date I gave out last week). They revealed that the show will take place at Salon Elite on August 15th and Juvi is thinking about making the debut show an all Triple Threat show (not a good idea Juvi). Already confirmed for the debut show are Juventud Guerrera, Fuerza Guerrera, Veneno, Histeria, El Alebrije, Cuije, Zumbido, Scorpio Jr., Psicosis II, Bestia Verde, Ricky Cruzz, Oculto, & Tenebroso. Fuerza said that he wants to do Super X vs. PdM & IWRG shows and would love to work with CMLL also.

Rey Misterio Sr. Injures Himself AgainOn Friday Rey Misterio Sr. was rushed to the hospital and had emergency surgery again after falling in his house. The surgery was said to have gone well (and was what the doctors wanted him to have anyway in the first place) and I would like to wish him the best in his recovery!

MVP Off of WWC Anniversary ShowLast week WWC announced that WWE star, MVP, who was scheduled to face former WWE star, Umaga, had been pulled from the show by the WWE. Umaga will now face Mr. Kennedy instead. I’m not sure if Primo & Carlito (especially since they broke up on RAW this week) are still going to be there but they are still be promoted as wrestling on the show.

Juventud Guerrera Takes Dr. Cerebro’s Hair, Super X Invades IWRG!At the 07/09 IWRG show Juventud Guerrera defeated Dr. Cerebro in a Hair vs. Hair Match making it his first Hair or Mask Match since 1998 and his first win since 1997! Not only that but after the match wrestlers from Juvi’s new GWPC Super X promotion stormed the ring and held up Super X banners and celebrated with Juvi as IWRG officials and wrestlers did not appreciate the gesture (kayfabe). This is the start of a IWRG vs. Super X war it looks like. The following is a picture of the Super X invasion:

Super Crazy Impresses in JapanLucha (and former ECW, WWE, & TNA star) legend Super Crazy is gearing up for his appearance in this year’s All Japan Junior League Tournament, and got things started by appearing in a huge International Triple Threat Match with two other high flying legends at Nosawa’s “One Night Stand” show. Super Crazy defeated Japanese legends Ultimo Dragon and Great Sasuke in a fast paced Triple Threat Match that saw Crazy get the pin on Sasuke to start his tour of Japan off on the right foot.

CHIKARA Announces New Young Lions Cup Participants Plus MoreThis week CHIKARA announced that they had signed 4 more young wrestlers to compete in Augusts Young Lions Cup VII Tournament. The new wrestlers are Jason Hades, Ryan Cruz, Darin Corbin, and the odd Chimaera bringing the total number to 18. Also, the captain’s for the Golden Dream Triangle Trios Match have each chosen their first partners. Vin Gerard chose STIGMA to be on his team and Equinox chose Helios. Fire Ant will choose his first partner next week and then all 3 captain’s will chose their final partners in the coming weeks.

Dragon Gate USA Announces CHIKARA Tag Team for “The Fray”This week DGUSA revealed that CHIKARA tag team (and frequent ROH tag team) Cheech & Cloudy would both take part in the debut DGUSA show, “Open The Historic Gate”, on July 25 from Philly as a part of the very first “The Fray” Match. Young star, Johnny Gargano, will also be a part of the match but Flip Kendrick (previously announced for the match) had to pull out due to injury. 5 more participants will be announced for the match.